As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams
Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh-century Japan
$34.60
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
1 November 1983
Summary
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams is a unique autobiography in which the anonymous writer known as Lady Sarashina intersperses personal reflections, anecdotes, and lyrical poems with accounts of her travels and evocative descriptions of the Japanese countryside. Born in AD 1008, Lady Sarashina felt an acute sense of melancholy that led her to withdraw into the more congenial realm of the imagination. This deeply introspective work presents her vision of the world. While barely alluding…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140442823 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140442820 |
| Author: | Ivan Morris, Sarashina |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 November 1983 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Classics |
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About The Author
Ivan Morris
Lady Sarashina (as she is commonly known), born in 1008, was a lady-in-waiting of Heian-period Japan. Her work stands out for its descriptions of her travels and pilgrimages and is unique in the literature of the period, as well as one of the first in the genre of travel writing.
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